Rohde Nielsen has successfully completed an ambitious beach nourishment project at Islantilla La Antilla Beach in Spain. During the works, shallow draught hopper dredger Idun R regenerated 4,500 meters of coastline with 520,000m³ of sand and built a 175-meter breakwater using 10,000 tons of rock. Th
A section of the South West Coast Path near the Fleet Lagoon in Ferrybridge, Weymouth, has officially reopened just in time for the peak walking season, following extensive restoration works, Dorset Council said. Closed since 2023 due to landslides and coastal erosion, the path had forced walkers on
The Canal & River Trust is carrying out dredging at Gloucester Docks as part of the charity’s vital work to manage Britain’s most inland port. The canal charity has spent £3 million in the last three years on dredging the Docks to allow boats and tall vessels to freely navigate and moor in the heart
Royal IHC signed a new guarantee and financing arrangement last week, replacing the previous Senior Facilities Agreement (SFA). The transaction was successfully closed on 5 June 2025. According to Royal IHC, the new arrangement includes the continuation of the guarantee facility for the Boskalis dre
L. Broeckaert – De Koning conducted the transport of a giant backhoe dredger earlier this week. The Mimar Sinan of Jan De Nul Group will be deployed on the Scheldt during the next week, for the Oosterweel project. “A big thanks to pusher and tug Caithlin and Hendrik 7 for managing the crossing from
DEME Group said that the new Baltic Hub T3 terminal in Gdańsk was officially inaugurated today, a key moment for Poland’s maritime sector and a step forward in positioning the country as a logistics leader in the Baltic region. “Together with Budimex, DEME played a key role in delivering this major
As part of an ongoing dredging project for Van Oord, Herman Senior’s multicat Odin and shoalbuster Baloe are operating off the Romanian coast to provide marine support. This task includes a lot of operations – from towing and handling floating pipelines to assisting with the positioning of barges lo
Høj Nordic recently completed a complex and specialized dredging operation in the German part of the Wadden Sea. The assignment involved dredging to a depth of -4.5 meters at a ferry berth and was carried out as part of a regular maintenance routine performed each spring and autumn. The purpose was
New proposals to accelerate the construction of flood schemes and protect thousands of homes and businesses in the nation’s cities and rural areas from the risks of flooding have been unveiled earlier this week by Floods Minister Emma Hardy. A simpler, transparent approach will replace the current c
In Ecuador, Jan De Nul maintains the access channel to the port of Guayaquil. Using the sand and silt dredged from this channel, the company joined forces with local and international partners to construct a mangrove island. Mangroves are extremely valuable ecosystems: they store carbon, serve as wa
The latest round of dredging work is officially wrapped up at Eyemouth Harbor, Scotland. Over the last couple of weeks, the contractor Wyre Marine worked tirelessly to remove accumulated sediment from the bottom of the harbor. The Grab Hopper ‘Wyre Estuary’ has carried out dredging of the Canyon Ent
East Devon District Council’s Cabinet has taken a key step forward to progress the Seaton Hole Coast Protection Scheme by recommending upfront investment. A final decision will be made by the Full Council on 18 June 2025. At last night’s meeting, Cabinet recommended approval of up to £673,500 fundin
